Food
Carnivore
Puffins eat small fish.
Meat eater
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Puffin Facts for Kids: P Is for Puffin
Atlantic puffins have bright orange beaks in the summer. They can carry lots of small fish in their beaks at once. Here are easy puffin facts for kids: what puffins eat, how big they grow, what a baby puffin is called and where puffins live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter P.
Birdtype
Carnivorediet
Pufflingbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Puffins
Two more true facts about the puffin that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Puffin”
Puffin starts with the letter P. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Puffins can hold many fish in their beak at once.
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One more fact
Their bright beaks fade after summer.
Act it outMove like a puffin for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter P in “Puffin”.
Ask a questionWhat would a puffin eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Puffin Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the puffin, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A puffin is about 25 to 30 cm tall.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Puffins live for about 20 years.
LifespanBaby
Puffling
A baby puffin is called a puffling.
Baby nameGroup
Circus
A group of puffins is called a circus.
Group nameHabitat
Ocean
Puffins are found in North Atlantic and North Pacific.
Where they liveAnimal type
Bird
Atlantic puffins have bright orange beaks in the summer. They can carry lots of small fish in their beaks at once.
Puffin is a birdLetter
P is for puffin
Puffin has 6 letters and starts with P.
Say: Puffin
Quick quiz
Puffin Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
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Free printable
Puffin Coloring Page: Letter P Worksheet
Done reading about the puffin? Print the free letter P sheet, say “P is for puffin” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase PLowercase pTracing practiceFind the P animals
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Questions
All FAQs
Puffin Questions Kids Ask
Puffins eat small fish. That makes the puffin a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
A puffin is about 25 to 30 cm tall.
Puffins live for about 20 years.
A baby puffin is called a puffling.
A group of puffins is called a circus.
Puffins live in North Atlantic and North Pacific. Their favorite habitat is: ocean.
Yes. The puffin is a bird. Atlantic puffins have bright orange beaks in the summer. They can carry lots of small fish in their beaks at once.
Puffin starts with the letter P. Say it slowly and listen for the P sound at the start.
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